The talks between US President Donald Trump’s national security advisor John Bolton and acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan were held in a very positive atmosphere.
President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian, who is Switzerland on a working visit, met with the Swiss-Armenian community representatives in Geneva.
Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has appointed Yeghishe Kirakosyan to serve as his advisor, the PM’s office said.
Former Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan might soon become a member of the board of directors of Zarubezhneft, the Russian state-owned oil and gas company, Kommersant newspaper reported citing unnamed sources.
US President Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser John Bolton told in a meeting with Azerbaijani officials in Baku that the USA support peaceful settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijani media inform.
The only lawmaker who voted against the candidacy of incumbent acting PM Nikol Pashinyan during today’s election in parliament is Samvel Alexanyan.
The Armenian parliament is one step closer to being disbanded as it voted down Nikol Pashinyan’s candidacy as a formality today in the first round of electing a prime minister.
Switzerland’s Public TV – RTS – has released parts from an interview with Armenian President Armen Sarkissian.
The decision to shift the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) from Yerevan to Moscow was really technical, conditioned by the domestic political events in Armenia, Armenian foreign ministry spokesperson Anna Naghdalyan told reporters at today’s press briefing, reports Armenpress.
A Member of Parliament is under a bribery-related criminal investigation, acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at parliamentary debates today.
